Middletown - Pet Therapy Volunteers Needed for Holisticare Hospice!

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Holisticare Hospice is Looking for Certified Pet Therapy Animals and Volunteers to visit patients and families that we serve in their homes or in long term care facilities, throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey!

Pet Therapy Animals must be certified through an accredited pet therapy school, insured and updated on their vaccinations, in order to become a Holisticare Pet Therapy Volunteer! You and your pup will be interviewed and the appropriate documentation processed with both the certifying organization and ours, prior to visiting with patients.

Interested pet owners must attend our full volunteer training which fulfills all Medicare requirements in order to Volunteer.

About Holisticare Hospice

Location:

1144 Hooper Avenue #208, Toms River, NJ 08753, US

Mission Statement

From its inception, the mission of Holisticare Hospice has been to ensure that end-of-life care envelops the patient, their caregivers, and their families with spiritual and physical comfort. Forgoing curative treatment and opting for a palliative approach allows hospice care to be provided where the patient lives, surrounded by family and friends with the support of experienced healthcare professionals.

Description

Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient’s symptoms. These symptoms can be physical, emotional, spiritual or social in nature. Hospice care is provided to people that have a limited life expectancy and choose comfort and relief from pain and other symptoms.

Animals

Community

Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

077010771807738Middletown, NJ07758

(40.4319,-74.09756)

DATE POSTED

May 22, 2020

SKILLS

Animal Therapy

Bereavement Support

Hospice Care

GOOD FOR

Teens

People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

Driver's License Needed

Background Check

Must be at least 18

Orientation or Training

Volunteers must commit to volunteering least 2 hours per week for 6 months.

Volunteers must have reliable transportation to visit patients at their homes, in long term care facilities